Devotee Experiences

My name is Sunkari Ramulu. My wife's name is Alluramma. My elder daughter's name Hemalatha and my younger daughter's name is Kavitha. My son's name is Yashvant. My son-in-law's name is Tirupathaiah and grandson's name is Yasvin. Our native place is Solaveedu village, Racherla Mandal, Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh, India. My first darsan of Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Ramadutha Swamiji took place in the year 2004.

By virtue of my profession, I belong to an agricultural family. I have some agricultural land in our village. I happened to drill a borewell in my field for water facility. That borewell worked very well for a year. Later, the borewell dried out and our problems started again due to scarcity of water. At the time of drying of borewell, the field was with full of harvest. So I decided to drill another borewell. As per the advice of our villagers, I went to Gajjelakonda Priest and asked to predict the exact point of drilling the borewell. The priest gave one coconut and told to break that coconut in the south side of the field, and drill the bore there. By that time, it became dark and there was no proper bus facility to go to my village. So, half way down, I dropped at Markapur town and went to the house of my wife's brother who lives there. When he asked me from where I was coming, I told my story completely. In response, he said “There is also a pooja going to be here within two days.

A lady priest will be coming from Adigoppula village to perform pooja. Let us ask her for the location point of drilling the bore.” I agreed to his advice and stayed there. The pooja was performed after two days. In that pooja I was advised by the lady priest to keep aside my deity whom I pray in home regularly and to perform pooja of another power-deity for five weeks. I was also told that I would get good results if I would do that pooja at 12 O'clock midnight. I decided and

prepared to perform that pooja. Otherwise, if I fail to give water to the field in time, all the effort I have put in so far in cultivation would go waste. I performed pooja for five weeks as said by the lady priest. While I am performing the pooja, I observed that some power entering into my body speedily with jerks. Right from this point of time, my miseries started. After the power entered my body, I became sick and was not feeling well at all. I had severe headache. I used to feel as if my body was subjected to electric shock. I could not take food. I used to sit without having sleep at all. It was hell for me and I suffered a lot without food and sleep. I used to feel that, as if the sensitive part of my brain was getting chiseled and my head was getting hammered. The whole body was felt very heavy. I was not drinking water even. I used to get bouts of anger for no reason and use to grind my teeth during those fits of anger.

I behaved like a mad man with intolerance. The embedded Power in me was visible to me now and then in the form of various types of small birds. That bird used to give reply to the questions I asked. One day, I thought of testing that Power which was in the bird form. I have shown our cow that was expected to deliver a calf in a week time to that bird. I asked the power-bird to tell whether the calf was a male or female, and its colour. The power bird replied to all of my questions. Exactly, after a week I found that whatever the bird said were all true. With this incident, I realized that the Power within me was a very strong one and started thinking as to how to get rid of it. I could not bear the suffering anymore and I came to the decision, even to commit suicide by drinking pesticide. But I failed in that attempt also. I approached many to help me in getting rid of the Power living in me or at least to reduce the sufferings that Power was giving me.

But nobody could do anything to help me out. Later, after some days, Mr. Narayana Reddy, press reporter of Eenadu News Paper, came to our house to meet my younger brother who was also a news reporter. Mr. Narayana Reddy, on seeing me and my condition, asked “What is matter?” I explained everything about my problem. He immediately said to me “Only Sri Ramadutha Swamiji can relieve you from your misery and none else. Swamiji's Ashram is in Chevuru village near Kavali town. If you go there and have darsan of Swamiji, something good will happen to you.” He also told that Nemali Reddy from Giddaluru town was going to Chevuru Ashram on next Sunday and we would join him. I agreed for the proposal.

Mr. Narayana Reddy asked to come to Giddaluru. I went there and called him on phone. He said that they were not going in that week and planned to go on the next Sunday. In those days, Swamiji was giving darsans on every Wednesday and Sunday.

I happened to go to Ashram on the next Sunday and had darsan of Swamiji. The moment Swamiji saw me, He asked “Why did you go for this (the evil spirit in me)?” In reply to that, I said “Swamiji! I did not go myself.” Swamiji, smilingly, said “That one inside of you will not do anything to you. But you must eat food well.” Swamiji asked me again “Can you stay in the Ashram for forty days?” As I have agricultural work at home, It will not be possible for me to stay for forty days Swamiji!” I replied. Swamiji thought a bit and said to me to come to Ashram for one day every week for five weeks, which I did. The condition of my health gradually improved as I passed every week after week. After I completed five week visits to the Ashram, Swamiji told me to come for another two weeks which I did again. Then, Swamiji said “Stop for one week and come again.” I went to Ashram again after a week's time. After that, the persons from Giddaluru stopped coming to Ashram. As I did not have their company, I too stopped coming to Ashram.

Again after two years, a problem came up in the family life of my elder daughter. Then, I went to Ashram praying in the mind that “Swamiji! You are the only savior for us.” As I was about to enter the Ashram, I saw Swamiji sitting in the car in front of the main gate. Swamijisaw us and smiled at us. He said “How did you know that I was here? I am not giving darsans on every Sunday as in the past.” We then told Swamiji that we came over here thinking that there were still darsans going on in the Ashram on Sundays. We told about our problems to Swamiji and implored Him to save us. Swamiji said “It is alright. Go inside, have food and sleep” and left from there. We went in, had food and started to sleep at around 8:30 PM in Dhyana Mandir (Temple center of Meditation). We went into sound sleep. Around 10:30 PM, we woke up due to some noise and came to know that Swamiji has come back and I saw all devotees running for darsan. But, by the time we were getting ready, we came to know that Swamiji has left Ashram already and went away. As there was nothing to do, I slipped back into sleep. At around 12 O' clock midnight, while I was sleeping, I could perceive that somebody was sitting near my pate with Hislegs stretched.

He took out my brain from my head and was talking with it. The surprising thing was that my brain was telling that person all of my problems I said previously to the evil power when I was under its occupation. My brain was answering without any involvement of me. That person listened to everything patiently what brain was telling and He nodded His head indicating He would take care of it. The person kept my brain back into my head, got up and was going as if He had some urgent work. While the person was leaving, there was one more problem left out to tell that person. With the fear that the person was going away without listening to me completely, I shouted at Him loudly to stop there. With my shout, all people sleeping there woke up. I too got up and sat (my shouting was real, not in the dream). I saw very clearly that person walking away in front of my eyes. He put four steps forward and evanesced. Surprise to me was, that person was dressed in complete white cladding like Swamiji. What I could understand clearly was that Bhagavan Sri Ramadutha Swamiji came in elemental form and performed treatment as a doctor to remove my brain related suffering. I felt very happy.

From that day on, to the present day, I did not experience any type of pain in me. On the next day in the morning, I, my wife, my daughter and my son went for darsan of Swamiji. By that time, my daughter was married. Because of some family differences, my son-in-law did not come along with us to the Ashram. As we entered the Swamiji'sroom, He looked at my daughter and said “Why did you get this girl married without telling me? Alright, I vouchsafe your daughter with a worthy son soon. Then all of your problems will get cleared. Your son-in-law will be back to you. He will join you and be good to you all.” We all looked at each other with an expression of doubt. The reason for that was, that my son-in-law was not living with my daughter because of differences between them. We came there with our daughter to tell the same to Swamiji and plead for redressal of that problem. Swamiji not only told us about our daughter's problem before we could tell Him but also He gave us assurance, telling that He would solve that problem. As Swamiji promised, my daughter's dwelling came in order and within a year she gave us a grandson.

His name is Yasvin. Swamiji ordained us few times to stay in the night in the Ashram as a ritual. When I had been to Ashram to complete the rituals there previously I am irresistible to tell you all, about a spectacular scene that I saw on one occasion. Awhite rabbit was standing on its back legs and saluting to Sri Venugopala Swamiji with folded front legs. Ashram was in hubbub with the devotees and all of them were keenly watching that rabbit only. In spite of the disturbances around there, the rabbit prayed Swamiji, standing in that posture for a long time in placid state, unperturbed by the noise and people around, and then left.

Once, when we went to Ashram for darsan, Swamiji looking at our son Yashvant (his name) said “He has got very good luck. Give him higher education. He will be in very good position” and blessed him. He immediately said again “Let him study Engineering. He will go to very high position.” Though we felt very happy, we were also afraid when we listened what Swamiji said. The reason to fear was the heavy cost of Engineering education. Ours is an ordinary agricultural family to bear the cost. As our thoughts were revolving around affordability, Swamiji, as if He could read our minds, smilingly said “I will help you for money if you need.” Our eyes became watery with tears. Now a days, when our own relatives and friends run away if we ask for financial help when in need, we understood how kind hearted is our Swamiji who not only said to help us divinely but also financially. As per His given word, Swamiji helped us many times in the form of money when required. Now, my son has completed Mechanical Engineering degree and is preparing for Group-1 examination in Hyderabad.

Later on, when our whole family went to have darsan of Swamiji, he said only to me to put on the chaplet through Kumaraswamy who was outside. I, alone, went to Kumaraswamy and told him that Swamiji asked, me alone, to wear the chaplet and asked him to tell the details of it and about the rules to follow, if any. Then Kumaraswamy said “This chaplet is Dattha Abhaya Maala. This chaplet will protect you from dangers that may come across you. As Swamiji told only you to put on, it means that there could be some danger you may come across. It will be known to Swamiji only. Be sure to wear it for complete three months. On every day, in the morning and evening, sit in front of Ramadutha Swamiji's photo and chant the Yagnanaamaas.” We said “yes” to what he told us and left the Ashram.

An incident took place in our house on the next day. In the backyard of our house, there is a hovel for the cattle. By the side of it, there were two trees, one of lemon and other of papaya grown together. There were four papaya fruits in ripe condition. My wife asked me to pluck those four fruits so that children could eat them. I climbed the hovel immediately, cut the ripe fruits and dropped them on ground. I climbed down the hovel and while I was collecting the fruits, I felt that something fell on my neck. Thinking that some branch of a tree has fallen on me, I tried to remove and was about to throw it on ground. When I saw it, I found that to be a cobra snake of five and half feet long! I was scared and threw it away with my right hand. While I was throwing, the snake hit me with its hood on the temple of my head mildly but did not bite. The fangs of it did not prod in me. This was obviously clear to me. The snake while going slowly opened its hood, looked at me for a while and moved away. My house being in the agricultural fields, I come across the snakes and kill four to five snakes in a week. Surprising thing is that, though the snake was moving slowly, I did not think of killing it. I stood inanimately and watched the snake going away. I told about the snake to my wife immediately. As the snake's head touched my head's temple, I phoned Kumaraswamy to inquire whether there would be any danger for me. Sri Kumaraswamy said “You have 'Sarpa Dosha' (imprecation of serpents). Because of that foible only Swamiji told you to put on the chaplet.

The danger from the curse has gone away. You need not to worry of it any more from now.” But then I said to him that I was feeling giddiness, and pain at the temple of my head. Kumaraswamy said again “Nothing will happen. You are worried and afraid of that snake. You do as I say. Keep a glass of water in front of Swamiji's photo and ween (chant in mind silently) Swamiji's name for one hundred eight times. Then, drink that water.” I did exactly what he said. While drinking the water itself, my giddiness and headache vanished entirely. Another surprising thing is that, one week before to the day of Naagula Chavithi festival conducted in the Ashram by Swamiji every year, a wheat colored cobra snake was coming into our house, coming in sight of me and I used to kill it. This used to happen every year. After the incident of drinking the holy water, from the next day till today, the snakes coming into my sight was completely stopped.

From all these experiences I had, I say definitely that Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Ramadutha Swamiji is ubiquitous. It is an emphatic truth that, even if we forget Him, Swamiji protects us round the clock and saves us from dangers.

Praana pradaatre Sri Ramadutha Swamine Namaha !!!